An image of the document shared online shows that it contains passport information as well as Covid-19 test results and vaccination details. The certificate will be available in digital and paper form. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the world economy is in “urgent need of recovery” …
Read More »Destination unknown: Qantas offers ‘mystery flights’ for travel-hungry tourists amid border closures
The airline has come up with another creative way to attract more customers amid the coronavirus crisis. Starting Thursday, Australians were able to book a ticket for one of the “mystery flights,” scheduled for the end of March, April and May. Each time Boeing 737 will fly out of either …
Read More »Global airline industry body to launch Covid ‘travel pass’ by March
The measure, dubbed the IATA Travel Pass, is aimed at providing government, airlines and travelers with a streamlined process to ensure there is “accurate information, secure identification and verified data” available to meet all relevant Covid-19 restrictions. The IATA has outlined a timeline for the full rollout of its travel …
Read More »Vaccine passports will likely be needed to travel abroad, but still no plans for ‘domestic’ ID, UK transport secretary says
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday, Shapps said that he has been consulting with his counterparts in Singapore and the United States, as well as a major aviation lobbying group, about the implementation of a globally recognised certification system to verify Covid-19 vaccinations status and test results. “I imagine …
Read More »Vaccine passports will likely be needed to travel abroad, but still no plans for ‘domestic’ ID, UK transport secretary says
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday, Shapps said that he has been consulting with his counterparts in Singapore and the United States, as well as a major aviation lobbying group, about the implementation of a globally recognised certification system to verify Covid-19 vaccinations status and test results. “I imagine …
Read More »France SHUTS borders to ALL TRAVEL to and from non-EU countries in push to control Covid spread
Speaking in a televised address after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and senior ministers, Castex said that officials had decided against introducing a new national lockdown in a drastic bid to curb new Covid infections. Instead, tighter border controls are being introduced alongside tougher action against covid rule-breakers. “We know …
Read More »‘Travel will continue for the rich’: Brits blast reports that they may have to pay for mandatory hotel quarantine after holidays
In a report on Friday, the Times – citing an unnamed government source – revealed that the government is considering a mandatory quarantine, which would force returning Britons to stay in a specially chosen hotel for ten days with security guards and other anti-Covid-19 measures. They would then be made …
Read More »Putin opens door to ‘vaccine passports’ for international travel as growing number of Russians get Covid-19 jab
In a series of instructions to officials, published at the end of 2020, President Vladimir Putin ordered policymakers “to consider issuing certificates to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 infections using Russian vaccines… for the purpose of enabling citizens to travel across the borders of the Russian Federation and …
Read More »Saudi Arabia lifts sweeping ban on international travel, imposed over mutant Covid-19 variant
The country is set to reopen for international travel at 11am on Sunday local time, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Interior. The oil-rich monarchy imposed one of the most severe and wide-ranging bans on commercial travel in a bid to curb the spread of the particularly …
Read More »Norway to lift UK travel ban but will keep special quarantine & testing rules amid concerns over new Covid-19 strain
The Norweigan government released a statement on Friday in which it explained that the decision to bar direct flights from the United Kingdom will be lifted, starting on Saturday at 17:00 local time (16:00 GMT), but that strict health guidelines for people coming from the UK will continue. Under the …
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